Cornelly (
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
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* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
: ''Corneli'') is a
community and
electoral ward
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in
Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As of 2011 the population of the Cornelly ward was 7,059.
Cornelly was created following ''The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Communities) (Electoral Changes) Order 2002'' which divided
Cynffig
Cynffig was a community in the west of Bridgend County Borough, bordering Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The community included the villages of North Cornelly, South Cornelly, Kenfig and Pyle.
Following ''The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Commu ...
into Cornelly and
Pyle (divided by the mainline railway). Councillors to the new Cornelly Community Council were elected at the May 2004 elections.
Cornelly includes two villages,
North Cornelly and
South Cornelly, and it is bisected by the
A48 A48 may refer to :
* A48 motorway (France), a road connecting the A43 and Grenoble
* A48 road (Great Britain), a road connecting Gloucester, England and Carmarthen, Wales
* Autovía A-48, a motorway under construction connecting Cadiz and Algeciras ...
and
M4. Sand dunes in the area conceal the walled town of
Kenfig, founded in the 1120s and overwhelmed in the late 14th century.
[The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008.] Another notable local feature is
Sker House, a historic building which overlooks the dunes.
North Cornelly is part of the urban area of
Pyle.
Cornelly is also an electoral ward, coterminous with the community. Prior to April 1996 it was a ward to
Ogwr Borough Council and
Mid Glamorgan County Council. Since 1995 has elected two county councillors to
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
History
Bridgend County Borough and Bridgend County Borough Council came ...
. Initially represented by the
Labour Party, it elected two
Independent councillors from 2008.
Notes
Communities in Bridgend County Borough
Mid Glamorgan electoral wards
Wards of Bridgend County Borough
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